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mysl, 192a E. L. RIDLER FLOOR AND CEILING PLATE Original Filed March 14-. 1922 gmntoa Edward L. Rid-Jar Reissued July 31, 1923.

UNITED STATES EDWARD Ii. RIDLER,-0F s'r. PAUL, MIN-assets.

noon; AND CEILING PLATE.

Original No. 1,533,141,

My invention relates to fioor and-ceiling plates wherein it is designed to provide a plate of a simple nature which can be used to cover theopenings in the floor usually made by the builders when the pipes .are run through floors, which are left so that the pipes can be moved slightly in connecting radiators and the like in a building. My floor and ceiling plate can be used in connection with pipes, bolts. and the like, to hide the cut-out in the 'floor or ceiling through which the pipes or the like pass.

A feature of primary importance in my invention is to provide a plate of the type mentioned, which can be readily'applied to pipes in close quarters, as in corners and close to walls and which shall be ornamental, as well as simple, in construction and efficient in use.

In carrying out my invention I provide a plate having segments which are adapted to be held togetherby springineans so that the a around which maybe placed my floor or ceilsegments will encircle the-major portion of a pipe or the like, but which segments can he cut away tangential to the core openingin the segments without preventing the attachment of the segments about'the pipe to close the openings in the floor or ceiling which are usually made in a building when the pipes are inserted or installed in'the same. In fact my floor and ceiling plate can be cut away even beyond the tangential plane or line with the core opening ofthe same as it is obvious that the plate can be cut away almost to the center just leaving suiiicient material beyond the center of the plate to permit the spring means to hold the same about the pipe so that it will not come loose from the same or be easily disengaged.

It is a feature of my invention to provide a floor and ceiling plate made of which are adapted to be held together by spring means in a manner so'that portions of the plate can be cut away and yet so that a the plate will be held about the pipe or bolt to provide a. finishing plate at the floor or ceiling with suitable spring means for bold ing the parts of the plate together.

These features, together with other objects and novel construction will be more fully and clearly set forth in the specification and claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification Figure 1 is a plan view showing how the se ments I dated April '14, 1925, Serial ;m..543;s09; me-a mare .14, .1 .pplicgtibt reissue filed December 30, 1926. Serial No. 158132. J p

plate may be applied to a pipe in a corner.

Figure 2 is a similarview showing how the plate may be applied to a pipewhich is close to a. wall.

Figure is a vertical section through the plate showlng the flexible retaining member ploncealed between :the flange and ceiling or oor.

Figure 4 isa vertical section through the plate. showing how the flexible retaining member may be used on the outside of the segment of the plate.

Figure 5 isa plan view ofmy plate used in one form where the plate is complete in circular construction, none of which is cut away. 1

I Figure '6 is a bottom view of the plate or from the inside "where :the spring holding member is used as in Figure 3. I v

Figure 7 shows one form of spring .for holdingthe sections of the-plate together;

In the drawings, B designatesa pipe ing plateD which is made up of sections or parts 11. "The plate comprises a collar or sleeve C Shaving a petticoat or dished flange whichxprojects from the sleeve G. The. sleeve-C extends through the flange on the inner side thereof so that an outer portion 10 isprovided; while an inner similar 1301131011 is also provided .as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 and also in 5 and'fi'.

The segments 11 "of the plate are yield ingly and grippingly .held' in engagement with the pipeB by'means of a spring member 12 which isprovided in one form with hook ends 12".. hen the plate is usedin its entirety without being cut away, this spring member is adapted to coil about the sleeve portion 10 in the groove formed in the sleeve portion indicated by the groove 13 on the inside and outside of the sleeve portion 10.

My floor and ceiling plate D made of the sections or segments 11 is adapted to be cut away as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2,

- and so that the sections 11 may be cut off tangential with the opening or core in the same, as illustrated in Figure 2, where the pipe B lies directly against or in close proxwhere close quarters are in evidence about imity to a wall in the building. Inthis position the spring 12 is of sufiicient rigidity to hold the two sections 11 together, grip- Sometimes, there is necessity .of placingthe plate D about the pipe B where-a fitting such as X may require the placing of the spring 12 on the outer endof thev sleeve is illustrated in Figure 4.

It is apparent that the spring for holding the plate segments 11 together may be of any suitable nature so as to firmly grip the parts of the plate 11 to hold them connected and under "spring tension to the pipe or bolt about which the plate D is placed and'to permit the floor or ceiling plate to be slid into position against the floor or ceiling after it. has been applied about the pipe.

It is of primary lmportance in my invention that the floor and ceiling plate can be used in close quarters and that a 'suitable retaining spring means may be used tohold the segments together so that the sectio-ns 'll of the plate can be cut away sufficiently to permit the spacing of the plate in close proximity to a wall or in the corner, yethaving the plate form the necessary finishing means to close any opening in the floor or ceiling about the pipe towhich it is attached. The plates may be made from Wood or other material which may be cut in different shapes or may be made of metal or any suitable material to provide the necessary finishing plate-as may be desired about pipes and bolts or other articles of a similar nature running through floors and ceilings.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have describedthe principles of operation .of my floor and ceiling plate and While I have illustrated aparticular formation and design of the same in the drawings I desire to have it understood that this is only illustrative of a means of carryingout my invention and that the same may be applied to other uses within thescope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A plate divided segmentally and including a sleeve "and a dished flange thereon, said sleeve being grooved circumferentially and cupped at one end thereof by said 2. A plate divided segmentally and including a sleeve and a dished flange, said sleeve having grooves therein, one on each side of the flangenear its junction with the sleeve, one end of said sleeve being cupped said flange, the segments of the plate being designed to be assembled around a pipe, and a flexible retaining member adapted to be coupled at its ends around-the sleeve and within one of said grooves for holding the plate segments in assembledrelation about the pipe. I V i 3. A plate divided segmentally and including, a sleeve and a dished flange thereon, said sleeve being grooved circumferentially and cupped at one end thereof by said flange, the segments of the plate being designed to'be assembled around a pipe, and a flexible retaining member engageable in said groove, and yieldingly, slidably gripping the platesegments in assembled relation about said pipe. v

4. A plate divided segmentally, including, a sleeve anda dished flange, said sleeve having grooves'therein, one on flange near its junction with the sleeve, one end-of said sleeve being cupped by said flange, the segments of the plate being designed to be'assembled around a pipe, and a flexible retaining member adapted to hold the plate 7 segments in assembled relation about the pipe. i

' EDWVARD L. RIDLER."

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